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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1671 restructures the Division of Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund and funding rules
Last action · April 20, 2026: Voted Do Pass (H)Sponsors: Brian Seitz and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri House Bill 1671 alters the structure and funding mechanism of the Division of Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund by removing automatic annual general revenue deposits tied to taxable tourism sales and requiring the division to submit a promotional marketing strategy before receiving legislative appropriations.
Changes how state funding for tourism promotion is allocated and overseen, replacing automatic sales-tax-based transfers with direct legislative appropriations and committee review requirements.
- The General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state of Missouri responsible for enacting laws and appropriations. context
- House Bill 1671 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session by Representative Brian Seitz. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Division of Tourism
The division must present a promotional marketing strategy to legislative committees prior to receiving appropriations from the fund.
State Treasurer
The state treasurer is responsible for administering and investing the moneys in the fund.
Key Facts
- Recreates the Division of Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund as a special fund in the state treasury consisting of appropriations, gifts, contributions, grants, or bequests.
- Removes provisions requiring annual general revenue deposits based on sales tax revenue from tourism-oriented goods and services.
- Exempts the fund from standard rules requiring unexpended balances at the end of a biennium to be credited to the general revenue fund.
- Requires the state treasurer to invest fund moneys and credit interest earned back to the fund.
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- Mandates that prior to each appropriation, the division of tourism must present a promotional marketing strategy including targeted markets and estimated investment returns to designated legislative committees.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to unspent money in the Division of Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund at the end of a biennium?
What must the Division of Tourism do before receiving an appropriation from the fund?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
11 actions- Apr 20, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Apr 20, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 10, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Legislative(H)
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Jan 28, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Jan 28, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
Show 5 earlier actions
- Jan 21, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Special Committee on Tourism(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Removal of Automatic Sales Tax Formula
The bill removes previous statutory formulas that automatically deposited a portion of tourism-related sales tax revenues into the supplemental revenue fund.
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